Amid a DoD-wide civilian workforce reduction, #USAFA remains dedicated to its mission of forging the next generation of @usairforce & @SpaceForceDoD leaders. The Academy remains focused on delivering academic excellence. 📎 Learn more: #WarfightersToWin

C1C Lauren Mirande served as the Cadet Commander for BCT, leading over 2k cadets. Some of her most formative experiences include:.⚽Competing with Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer.🇪🇸Studying abroad in Spain.🎖️Leading the Exemplar Committee in honoring MSgt John Chapman. #USAFA2026

🪖 The Cadet Warfighter Instructor Course empowers upper-class cadets to teach warfighting skills across the Cadet Wing. They trained with @USArmy Green Berets, mastering how to shoot, move, communicate, medicate and automate. #Lethality #FutureFight

Happening today at 6 p.m. See you there. #GoFalcons.

RT @AF_Football: ⚡️𝙁𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝘼𝙇𝘾𝙊𝙉⚡️

🌟Commitment Dinner 🫡.Cadets from #USAFA2027 affirmed their oath and commitment to serve as officers in the @usairforce or @SpaceForceDoD upon graduation. Congratulations! . #LongBlueLine #Military #AimHigh #SemperSupra #USAFA #FutureFight

🪖Our cadets teamed up with ROTC cadets for joint summer training during the #USAFA Special Warfare Orientation Course (SWOC).💥. 𝐒𝐖𝐎𝐂 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:.⚔️Integrated with air and ground teams.🛡️Adapted swiftly to dynamic operational environments.🫡Led under pressure

📚 First Day of Class ✍️. Our #cadets are back in the classroom as the fall semester kicks off. For some, it marks the beginning of their final year. For others, it’s the first step in their journey as warrior scholars. Aim High. Semper Supra. #USAFA #FirstDayOfSchool

Meet C1C Parker Fitzgerald from San Anselmo, California. 🌁. Parker is a Management major, proud first-generation servicemember & is headed to pilot training after graduation. ✈️. Some of his most formative experiences include:.🪖BCT.🎤NCLS Engagement Team.📈Opportunities to lead

🌟𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓🫡. No one accomplishes greatness alone. 🎥Watch the moment #USAFA2029 received their shoulder boards & officially earn their place in the Cadet Wing.🎖️. #HonorTheLine #WarfightersToWin #LeadersOfCharacterAndQuality #CriticalThinkersToAdapt

🎖️𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 #𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐀𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟗 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠🎉. Acceptance Day marks the completion of Basic Cadet Training. With shoulder boards earned, these future officers are ready to take on the challenges of #CadetLife. 📸See more photos:

💥Cadets are building combat skills at the Cadet Warfighter Instructor Course FTX in Jacks Valley—applying classroom lessons in the field. With Fort Carson Army mentorship, they train to lead the next generation.🪖. Shoot, Move, Communicate. Medicate. Automate. #FutureFight

🎉 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟐𝟑𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝!⚓️. We salute the men and women of the @USCG. 💙 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬—𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲. 🇺🇸. #USAFA #SemperParatus #USCG #AlwaysReady #MilitaryFamily

🛡️𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜⚔️. 𝐏𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 - training weapons used since the early 1940s in military training for rifle and bayonet combat. 🥊Our basics went toe-to-toe in the Big Bad Basic pugil stick competition.💥. #USAFA #USAFA2029 #HonorTheLine #WarfightersToWin

🥊Big Bad Basic brought the fight in one of BCT’s toughest events: the pugil stick competition. 🏆Male HW: Justin Hinds – Demons Alpha.🏆Male LW: Shane Borunda – Flying Tigers Alpha.🏆Female: Alanna Francis – Demons Alpha.🥇Flight: Flying Tigers Alpha.🥇Squadron: Barbarians

More than 300 #USAFA cadets expanded their learning beyond the classroom this summer through the Cadet Summer Research Program.🔬🌍. CSRP places cadets in operational environments where they apply academic strengths to real-world challenges.🧠. Learn more:

In just a few weeks, we’ll welcome families for Parents’ Weekend 2025. This special weekend offers an inside look at #CadetLife, including squadron open houses, the Cadet Wing Parade & the 1st @AF_Football home game of the season.⚡💙. 📅August 29-September 1.🛬Make travel plans

🔥Only the Strong Survived⚔️. Our #USAFA2029 basics wrapped up BCT with their final challenge—the Jacks Valley Culminating Exercise.💥. CULEX pushed cadets to their limits with intense, mission-based scenarios that tested their strength, resilience and trust in each other.

Jacks Valley Unfiltered🪖. Covered in dirt & driven by determination, our #USAFA2029 basic cadets survived Jacks Valley. Every movement & moment in Jacks Valley shapes cadets into warfighters, critical thinkers & leaders of the #FutureFight.⚔️. See more:

🥾Basic cadets from #USAFA2029 have completed their March Back from Jacks Valley, officially conquering the second phase of Basic Cadet Training.🪖. The last 2 weeks, they faced:.⏰Early mornings.📆Long days focused on the mission.💪Physical & mental challenges.🤝Team-based tasks